[missbirdphotos] Re: It's official! I'm going to Alaska
- From: "J. K. Cliburn" <jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:54:52 -0500
Good Lord, I've been doing it all wrong! I live in 50 acres of woods
with millions of scrap branches, logs, vines, cones, and assorted
biomass, but I've been going to IT instead of bringing it to me!
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Frank Hensley
<dr_frank_hensley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gayla, one idea (stolen from Alan Murphy's book on songbird setups) is to
> keep your structural perch the same, but periodically change just the end of
> it. Use zip ties or baling wire to attach a piece of lichen-covered pine to
> a perch that birds are using. Take some shots. The next day, replace the
> pine with a blooming cutting of dogwood. You only need about 1 foot of
> material. You can even put your "perch" in water to keep it fresh, but by
> fastening it to something the birds are used to landing on, you don't have
> to keep changing your setup much. You could also use a potted plant or small
> tree to modify the background...
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 1:49 PM
>
> Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: It's official! I'm going to Alaska
>
> Thank you so much. I dream of obtaining this type of result.
>
> Well, now I am on a quest for some special branches. Thanks for the
> inspiration.
>
> gayla
>
> From: missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Smith
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 1:39 PM
> To: Mississippi Bird Photos Freelists
> Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: It's official! I'm going to Alaska
>
> I keep my eye out for photogenic perches all the time when I'm out & about.
> When I'm on property where I have permission ot "collect" props, I'll put
> them in my truck. Such props have ranged from small branches to 500+
> pound logs. Here are a couple of examples.
>
> In the cardinal & mockingbird shot, I picked up a dead cedar branch is
> southeast Georgia & carried it back to central North Carolina. It was
> almost 8 months later that I used it. I pulled down some greenbriar (with
> fruit) & wrapped it "naturally" on the branch. I then put the branch in a
> Christmas tree stand near a feeder. I got in a chair blind with my lens &
> moved it back & forth until "the" branch was composing pleasingly in the
> viewfinder... I spent an hour or so in the blind & got several shots I was
> happy with - two attached here.
>
> In the bluebird & cedar waxwing shots, I put a pyracantha branch on an old
> fence post that I had a mealworm feeder on, hoping for some bluebird shots.
> The cedar waxwing stopped by as well (much to my pleasure!). Again, I was
> sitting in a chair blind with the sun at my back...
>
> In the chipmunk picture, I was looking at a piece of property for a
> gentleman, when we drove down next to the river. A recent flood had
> deposited a log across the woods road - and it was a nice, hollow sycamore
> with lots of holes! Rather than throw it out of the road, we put it in the
> back of the truck. I took it to Gary Carter's and with a little work with a
> posthole digger, we had a new prop... A few handfuls of peanuts down the
> hole resulted in chipmunk & squirrels going in & out...
>
> And then the cardinal in the snow... I had a sweetgum snag "planted" in the
> yard. Just before a snow, I hung a Christmas ornament on it. As the snow
> fell, I sat in a blind & shot away...
>
> I could go on & on with similar examples...
>
> One problem with "special" perches is that you have to change them out
> regularly or all your pictures start to look the "same".
>
> Robert Smith
> 336-339-3497
> rsmithent@xxxxxxx
> www.photobiologist.com
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: dancegf@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:16:49 -0500
> Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: It's official! I'm going to Alaska
> If you have the time and inclination, I would love a photo to see the set-up
> for your “special” perches near your feeder.
>
> gayla
>
> From: missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Smith
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 10:05 AM
> To: Mississippi Bird Photos Freelists
> Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: It's official! I'm going to Alaska
>
> All right! Congratulations! Enjoy Alaska!
>
> Do I use a blind for backyard bird photography? Yes and no. Most of the
> time I do, but there are some birds that I don't have to use a blind for.
> If I've set up a number of "special" perches near my feeders, then I often
> use a blind. There are some birds that are used to me filling up the
> feeders & will approach within feet of me, but other birds are "spookier"
> and to get the shots I want, a blind is needed. At my house, it is usually
> a chair blind or a bigger hunting blind with a chair inside it. My friend,
> Gary Carter, has an elaborate blind & perch system in his backyard - we've
> had 8 photographers in his permanent blind at one time. I've got other
> friends that have built permanent blinds as well. I also have one friend
> that puts on a ghillie suit and captures amazing bird photos with a 70-300
> mm lens in his backyard. I've also laid under camo netting for shorebird &
> waterfowl pictures. There IS a camo photography blind that resembles a big
> sack that you put yourself in.
>
> I've also been thinking about a response to your eye-level warbler question
> - I can think of several different times that I've had warblers at
> eye-level for a number of reasons.
>
>
> Robert
>
> Robert Smith
> 336-339-3497
> rsmithent@xxxxxxx
> www.photobiologist.com
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: dancegf@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:13:57 -0500
> Subject: [missbirdphotos] It's official! I'm going to Alaska
> It’s official! We are going on a land/sea cruise to Alaska this year, so I
> must learn to use my camera!!!!
>
> I do have a question for those that practice bird photography in your back
> yard. Do you use a blind or are the birds accepting of you, if you frequent
> your backyard often? Does anyone use camo netting to wrap themselves in?
> It sounds unusual, but I did read that on a forum.
>
> I borrowed my son’s D70 camera body yesterday to try with the Bigma. I’m
> hoping for more light and quicker response time.
>
> Gayla dance
> Brandon.
>
>
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